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February 21, 2023

Quantum Motion raises largest ever round for UK quantum startup

Silicon-based quantum processors may be the “boring” way to build a quantum computer, but hopefully the most scalable


Tim Smith

4 min read

Quantum Motion's silicon quantum chip

London and Oxford-based startup Quantum Motion has today announced it's raised £42m — the largest ever single investment in a quantum computing startup in the UK — to develop its silicon-based technology.

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From left, Quantum Motion's CEO James Palles-Dimmock and cofounders John Morton and Simon Benjamin
From left, Quantum Motion's CEO James Palles-Dimmock and cofounders John Morton and Simon Benjamin
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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